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That was a hellova rollercoaster ride and honestly I'm a bit queezy after riding two weeks in a row. Seems my Phins are just too young/raw to close out games!

Congrats on 4-0 and the rest of the year!

Glad we both came out as we went in injury wise! Fun, nail-biter of a game with no injuries and good things to look forward to... you all having a great start and us showing marked improvement each week with a young team!

Cheers!

Give this Dolphins team 2-3 years, another 2-3 good drafts, you're gonna be scary. I legitimately mean that, no 'nice after the game' bs.

I will say one thing though. If I were Jeff Ireland, I'd be weary of ponying up for Jake Long.

maybe Long just had an off day, because every other time I have seen him play he has looked almost flawless. But to be honest, I only see a few Dolphin games a year, there two matchups against NE, and their monday night game. so I am no expert on them, thats for sure._________________
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maybe Long just had an off day, because every other time I have seen him play he has looked almost flawless. But to be honest, I only see a few Dolphin games a year, there two matchups against NE, and their monday night game. so I am no expert on them, thats for sure.

Maybe, that could be it. I really don't watch Miami so I wouldn't know.

Miami ran a short passing game, pressure means jack in that scenario. If that's what Mimai's doing, pull back and fill the zones. Horton didn;'t do that.

We did Tannehill then, with time made some big throws to fit the ball into smaller windows.

Was it perfect? Of course not and maybe we could have adjusted better in the second half, but playing man coverage and getting pressure on a rookie QB is not terrible.

We were not prepared for Tannehill to come out slinging the football, but the tape of the previous three games had given zero indication that they were going to do that at all. We played the run well, we shut down Bush and put the game on the arm of Tannehill, that is exactly what you want to do in this kind of a matchup._________________

Miami ran a short passing game, pressure means jack in that scenario. If that's what Mimai's doing, pull back and fill the zones. Horton didn;'t do that.

We did Tannehill then, with time made some big throws to fit the ball into smaller windows.

Was it perfect? Of course not and maybe we could have adjusted better in the second half, but playing man coverage and getting pressure on a rookie QB is not terrible.

We were not prepared for Tannehill to come out slinging the football, but the tape of the previous three games had given zero indication that they were going to do that at all. We played the run well, we shut down Bush and put the game on the arm of Tannehill, that is exactly what you want to do in this kind of a matchup.

Which brings me to the word I used about a dozen times yesterday: Adjust.

Too slow to adjust yesterday. It literally wasn't until the 4th quarter (80 yard bomb aside) that we started to see our defensive scheme wrap itself around what the Dolphins were doing offensively. By that time, we were already at Kevin Kolb's mercy. Luckily, it all worked out.

Many have asked about the push Dolphins defensive back Sean Smith made on Larry Fitzgerald in the end zone on Kevin Kolb’s interception. Fitz said after the game “when the quarterback is out of the pocket he’s allowed to push me” and the Pro Bowler was absolutely right. It says in part in Rule 8, Section 4, Article 7 of the rulebook, “If the quarterback leaves the pocket area with the ball in his possession, the restrictions on illegal contact and illegal cut block both end, but the restriction on defensive holding remains in effect. “Kolb still had the ball and was out of the pocket when Smith shoved Fitz,

Many have asked about the push Dolphins defensive back Sean Smith made on Larry Fitzgerald in the end zone on Kevin Kolb’s interception. Fitz said after the game “when the quarterback is out of the pocket he’s allowed to push me” and the Pro Bowler was absolutely right. It says in part in Rule 8, Section 4, Article 7 of the rulebook, “If the quarterback leaves the pocket area with the ball in his possession, the restrictions on illegal contact and illegal cut block both end, but the restriction on defensive holding remains in effect. “Kolb still had the ball and was out of the pocket when Smith shoved Fitz,